Configuring Keyboard Shortcuts

Basics

PhpStorm is a keyboard-centric IDE. Most of the actions (navigation, refactoring, debugging, etc.) can
be carried out without using a mouse, which lets dramatically increase coding speed.
If you had used another IDE for a while and have memorized your favorite keyboard shortcuts, you can use
them all in PhpStorm.

PhpStorm completely suits your
shortcut habits by supporting customizable keymaps. A
keymap is a set of keyboard and mouse shortcuts that invoke different actions -
menu commands, editor operations, etc. PhpStorm comes with a set of pre-configured keymaps.

Pre-configured keymaps are not editable. If you need to change some shortcuts,
the copy of the current selected pre-defined keymap is created automatically:

Where the keymaps are stored?

All user-defined keymaps are stored in separate configuration files under the
config/keymaps subdirectory in the PhpStorm profile directory:

Windows and *NIX systems:
<User home>/.PhpStorm<xx>/config/keymaps

OS X:
~/Library/Preferences/PhpStorm<xx>/keymaps/

Each keymap file contains only differences between the current and the parent keymaps.

Press the keys to be used as shortcuts. The keystrokes are immediately reflected in the
First Stroke field. Optionally, select the check box next to
Second Stroke and press keys to be used as alternative keyboard shortcuts.
As you press the keys, the
Preview field displays the suggested combination of keystrokes, and the
Conflicts field displays warnings, if some of the keystrokes are
already assigned to the other actions.

Click
OK with the mouse pointer to create a shortcut and bind it with an action.

It is important to use the mouse pointer, because any keystroke is interpreted as a shortcut.

Configure mouse shortcuts. To do that, follow these steps:

Click
on the toolbar, or right-click the selected action, and choose
Add Mouse Shortcut
on the context menu, if you need to bind an action to a mouse click.
Enter Mouse Shortcut dialog box opens.

In the
Click Count section, click a radio button to choose a Single Click
or Double Click.

Hover your mouse pointer over the section
Click Pad and click the desired mouse button. Use
Alt
,
Ctrl
,
and
Shift
modifiers for diversity. As you click, the
Shortcut Preview field displays the suggested shortcut, and the
Conflicts field displays warnings, if some of the shortcuts are
already assigned to the other actions.

Click
OK or Press
Enter to create a shortcut and bind it with an action.

If a conflict is reported, a warning message appears. You can choose one of the following options:

Remove
to remove all other bindings and preserve the new one.

Leave
to preserve all bindings including the new one.

Cancel
to return to the keymap definition.

Although you can ignore conflict and bind a shortcut with several actions, it is strictly
recommended to avoid binding two actions with the same shortcut, because the order of
performing such actions is not defined.

Searching for actions

Use the
Keymap
page to search for certain actions by name, or by shortcut.

To find an action by name, type this name in the search field
. As you type,
the content pane shows actions with the matching names.

To find an action by shortcut, click
. In the
Filter Settings dialog box,
start pressing keys. The content pane shows only the actions with the matching shortcuts.

Click your mouse somewhere outside the
Filter Settings dialog box to close it. Avoid using keys, since
any keystroke is interpreted as a shortcut.